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Revelation 7

Rev. 7:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They shall hunger
peinao (Greek #3983)
to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
KJV usage: be an hungered.
Pronounce: pi-nah'-o
Origin: from the same as 3993 (through the idea of pinching toil; "pine")
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ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
more
eti (Greek #2089)
"yet," still (of time or degree)
KJV usage: after that, also, ever, (any) further, (t-)henceforth (more), hereafter, (any) longer, (any) more(-one), now, still, yet.
Pronounce: et'-ee
Origin: perhaps akin to 2094
, neither
oude (Greek #3761)
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
KJV usage: neither (indeed), never, no (more, nor, not), nor (yet), (also, even, then) not (even, so much as), + nothing, so much as.
Pronounce: oo-deh'
Origin: from 3756 and 1161
thirst
dipsao (Greek #1372)
to thirst for (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (be, be a-)thirst(-y).
Pronounce: dip-sah'-o
Origin: from a variation of 1373
any
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
more
eti (Greek #2089)
"yet," still (of time or degree)
KJV usage: after that, also, ever, (any) further, (t-)henceforth (more), hereafter, (any) longer, (any) more(-one), now, still, yet.
Pronounce: et'-ee
Origin: perhaps akin to 2094
; neither
oude (Greek #3761)
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
KJV usage: neither (indeed), never, no (more, nor, not), nor (yet), (also, even, then) not (even, so much as), + nothing, so much as.
Pronounce: oo-deh'
Origin: from 3756 and 1161
shall the sun
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
helios (Greek #2246)
the sun; by implication, light
KJV usage: + east, sun.
Pronounce: hay'-lee-os
Origin: from ἕλη (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of 138)
light
pipto (Greek #4098)
(which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses); probably akin to 4072 through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: fail, fall (down), light on.
Pronounce: pip'-to
Origin: πέτω (pet'-o)
on
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, nor
oude (Greek #3761)
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
KJV usage: neither (indeed), never, no (more, nor, not), nor (yet), (also, even, then) not (even, so much as), + nothing, so much as.
Pronounce: oo-deh'
Origin: from 3756 and 1161
any
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
heat
kauma (Greek #2738)
properly, a burn (concretely), but used (abstractly) of a glow
KJV usage: heat.
Pronounce: kow'-mah
Origin: from 2545
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Isa. 49:10• 10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them. (Isa. 49:10)
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Psa. 121:6• 6By day the sun shall not smite thee,{HR}Nor moon by night. (Psa. 121:6)
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Isa. 4:6• 6And there shall be a booth for a shadow in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain. (Isa. 4:6)

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Ministry on This Verse

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hunger.
Psa. 42:2• 2My soul hath thirsted for God, for the living God:{HR}When shall I come and appear before God? (Psa. 42:2)
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Psa. 63:1• 1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.{HR}O God, my God [art] thou;{HR}Early will I seek thee.{HR}For thee thirsteth my soul,{HR}For thee longeth my flesh,{HR}In a land dry and weary without water; (Psa. 63:1)
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Psa. 143:6• 6I spread my hands unto thee;{HR}My soul like a weary land [thirsteth] for thee, Selah. (Psa. 143:6)
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Isa. 41:17• 17The afflicted and the needy seek water, and [there is] none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I Jehovah will hear them, [I] the God of Israel will not forsake them. (Isa. 41:17)
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Isa. 49:10• 10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them. (Isa. 49:10)
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Isa. 65:13• 13Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed; (Isa. 65:13)
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Matt. 5:6• 6Blessed they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled. (Matt. 5:6)
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Luke 1:53• 53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and sent the rich empty away. (Luke 1:53)
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Luke 6:21• 21{i}Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.{/i} (Luke 6:21)
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John 4:14• 14but whosoever drinketh of the water which I shall give him, shall in no way thirst forever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water springing up into life eternal. (John 4:14)
the sun.
Rev. 21:4• 4And [God] shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, and no mourning nor crying nor pain shall be any more: for the first things have passed away. (Rev. 21:4)
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Psa. 121:6• 6By day the sun shall not smite thee,{HR}Nor moon by night. (Psa. 121:6)
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Song of Sol. 1:6• 6Look not upon me, because I [am] black,{HR}Because the sun hath looked upon (scorched) me.{HR}My mother's sons were angry with me;{HR}They made me keeper of the vineyards:{HR}Mine own vineyard have I not kept. (Song of Sol. 1:6)
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Isa. 4:5‑6• 5And Jehovah will create over every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flame of fire by night; for over all the glory [shall be] a canopy.
 6And there shall be a booth for a shadow in the day-time from the heat, and for a refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain. (Isa. 4:5‑6)
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Isa. 25:4• 4For thou hast been a fortress to the poor, a fortress to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat; for the blast of the terrible ones [was] as a storm [against] a wall. (Isa. 25:4)
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Isa. 32:2• 2And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. (Isa. 32:2)
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Jonah 4:8• 8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. (Jonah 4:8)
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Matt. 13:6,21• 6{i}but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having [any] root were dried up;{/i}
 21{i}but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.{/i} (Matt. 13:6,21)
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Mark 4:6,17• 6but when the sun arose it was scorched; and because it had no root it withered away.
 17and have no root in themselves, but are for a time; then, tribulation or persecution arising for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. (Mark 4:6,17)
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James 1:11• 11For the sun arose with its scorching, and withered the grass, and its flower fell away, and the comeliness of its look perished: thus also will the rich one fade in his goings. (James 1:11)
• They are blessed of God, overshadowed and protected as Israel of old under the cloud of His presence. Like them too in the future (Isa. 49), they shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the sun nor heat smite them; blessed expressions, but rather conveying an earthly position than a heavenly one. (“Lectures on Revelation 7” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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They shall not hunger any moref, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;

JND Translation Notes

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See Isa. 49.10.

W. Kelly Translation

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They shall hunger no more neither thirst any more nor in any wise shall the sun falla upon them nor any heat.

WK Translation Notes

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"Strike" or "fall" is better than "light."